Over the next two years, Ford will introduce the Transit Connect Electric small commercial van, the Ford Focus Electric passenger car, two third generation lithium-ion battery hybrids and a plug-in hybrid.

We?ve been excited about this deal because taking 114 megawatts of wind power off the market for so long means producers have the incentive and means to build more renewable energy capacity for other customers.

Nonetheless, this 10% reduction follows an outstanding growth in 2008 (+60%) and is mainly due to the contraction of the German market, while the sector is still expanding in recently developing markets.

6,000 MW of offshore wind energy are expected to be installed by 2020. The tender for the first 3,000 MW wind turbines should take place in October, and licences for the winning wind farm projects in March 2011.

Wind power generation has been growing at a healthy average globally over the last few years, triggered by the fact that more and more countries are realizing the value of wind energy as a low cost and clean source.